The RochesMoonswept

After a 12-year hiatus, the Roches have returned to make music together with Moonswept. The absence hasnt gone unnoticed  there is some tremulousness in the voices that has developed in the last decade, a careworn edge that comes with time. The occasional twist of pitch can generally be overlooked in favour of the warmth and blend that these three sisters voices create  a twisting blanket of memories and comfort, with a good dose of humour. The arrangements are painstakingly done, being complex and tight, and would make a music geek itch to pull the different bits apart and see how they all work inside. The last song on the album, "Jesus Shaves, seems like an iPod misstep at first but really does recount the shaving of an everyday savoir, one whos just trying to make a life for himself in our complicated world. However, one of the nicest surprises on the album comes from a track that sounds nothing like the others: "Long Before is sung by Lucy Wainwright Roche, daughter of Suzzy Roche and Loudon Wainwright. Its clean and pure, and gives the torch to a new generation of artists while the last one is still holding on and giving their songs to the world.
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